Attention of all Importers, Exporters, Custom Brokers, Shipping lines/Agents and the members of Trade and Industries in invited to the below mentioned Customs Notifications relating to the import/export of goods under various Export Promotion Schemes - Customs - 46/2015

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE', NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD-380009 F.No. VIII/43-10/09-Tech Date : 23/09/2015 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 46/2015 Attention of all Importers, Exporters, Custom Brokers, Shipping lines/Agents and the members of Trade and Industries in invited to the below mentioned Customs Notifications relating to the import/export of goods under various Export Promotion Schemes:- (i) Notification No. 16/2015-Customs dated 01.04.2015-related to Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme. (ii) Notification No. 18/2015-Customs dated 01,04.2015-related to Advance Authorisation Scheme. (iii) Notification No. 19/2015-Customs dated 01.04.2015-related to Duty Free Import Authorization Scheme. 2. Various Sea-Ports, Airports, Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Land Customs Stations (LCSs) have been notified for imports and exports under the aforesaid export promotion schemes, in the above referred notifications. Further, as per Provisos in these Notifications, the Commissioner of Customs has been empowered to permit imports and exports through any other Sea-Ports, Airports, Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Land Customs Stations (LCSs, by issuing a special order or a public notice, in this regard, subject to such conditions as may be specified. 3. The aforesaid notifications do not include Inland Container Depot (ICD), Ankleshwar falling within the jurisdiction of Customs Commissionerate, Ahmedabad. Accordingly, in view of the requests received from the Trade and with a view to provide Trade Facilitation Measure, it has been decided to permit import/export of all permissible goods from ICD Ankleshwar under above referred notifications, subject to the conditions as specified below:- (a) The Import and export of the following items/goods will not be allowed through the ICD Ankleshwar under the above mentioned schemes:- (i) Polyester Filament Yarn; (ii) Polyester Staple Fiber; (iii) Nylon Filament Yarn; (iv) Fabrics of above materials; (v) Synthetic Waste including Polyester Waste; and (vi) Non Ferrous Metals (including Aluminium). (b) The Import and export under the above referred Notifications, at ICD Ankleshwar, will be allowed subject to the following conditions:- (i) The Bills of Entry and the Shipping Bills are assessed by an officer not below the rank of an Assistant/Deputy Commissioner; (ii) The export consignments of the Synthetic Textile, will be subject to drawal of samples for Chemical Analysis by one of the following Laboratories. 1. Central Revenue Control Laboratory (CRCL), Vadodara 2. Man- made Textiles Research Association (MANTRA) Laboratory, Surat. 3. Ahmedabad Textiles Industries Research Association (ATIRA) Laboratory, Ahmedabad. (iii) Export consignments will be subject to test weight of container/packages, on selective basis by the Department. (iv) Shipping Bills/Bills of Entry, should be submitted at least 3 days in advance of Shipping/Unloading of Cargo (excluding Saturday/Sunday/Gazetted Holidays) at the port of clearance. (v) The importers shall also be required to produce the Release Advice (for the Import licence) issued by the Customs Authorities at the Port of registration of the above licences to their counter parts at the Port of Import, in cases where the Port of registration is not the same as the Port of Import. 4. All the Trade Associations/Chamber of Commerce, Members of Regional Advisory Committee and Customs Brokers are requested to publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their Members/Constituents, for their information and necessary action. 5. Hindi Version of the subject Public Notice follows. (Ajay Jain) Principal Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad.